PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Jazz and art was celebrated this weekend in West Philadelphia.
The 13th annual Lancaster Avenue Jazz and Arts Festival took place at Saunders Park in West Philadelphia. Lou Smith, who now lives in Burlington Township, New Jersey, explained what he enjoys about this festival.
"We've got some tents out here to provide some shade, we've got a full stage. This particular group that's coming up now has 17 instruments playing, so they go from like 17 instruments to like three and a vocalist, all different stuff all day long," Downey said.
17-piece jazz ensemble performs at 13th annual Lancaster Ave Jazz & Arts Festival in Saunders Park Greene, W. Philly. More @KYWNewsradio pic.twitter.com/MvuFf4bOgu
— Hadas Kuznits (@hadaskuznits) July 20, 2019And as the name suggests, this wasn't just a jazz festival. Karen Christie who was selling jewelry with her daughter described some of the other vendors set up out here.
"Afrocentric clothing, artwork, a lot of eclectic things you just don't get normally at stores," she said.
